E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Lyttelton,
invoked by Thomson in his Spring, was George, Lord Lyttelton, of Hagley, Worcestershire, who procured from the Prince of Wales a pension of £100 a year for the poet. Lucinda was Lucy Fortescue, daughter of Hugh Fortescue, of Devonshire.
